Careers
Dundas Castle is a 5 Star ‘exclusive use’ venue and a family home. Each and every member of the Dundas Team takes pride in what we do and feels privileged to be able to work in such a beautiful place; steeped in history, charm and romance. A testament to this is that many of us have been here for 5, 10 and even over 15 years. We are a highly motivated and professional team, who provide a consistently high quality of service within the hospitality industry.
If you are interested in a career within our energetic and passionate team, please refer back to this page regularly. We will make sure it is updated with any vacancies as soon as they arise.
Please note that due to our location, all team members must have a full UK driver’s license and their own vehicle.
Applicants should send their CV and covering letter to: Louise Andrew, General Manager, [email protected]
Events Manager
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an established 5 star exclusive use venue in Edinburgh as Events Manager. The Events Manager will report to the General Manager and be a member of the Commercial Team. This role is full time and involves some evening and weekend work.
Situated within its own private 500 acre estate, Dundas Castle is a destination in itself. You will be joining a tight-knit, professional, hard-working team who provide a consistent, high standard of service. Being a small team, working together to achieve the best results is essential; every team member makes a valuable contribution towards the success of each and every event, with clients leaving with happy memories.
This role requires an enthusiastic, flexible, highly organised sales and events professional, with a passion to succeed in a competitive market. The principal responsibilities will be to ensure that the corporate, private and wedding business at Dundas continues successfully and that targets are achieved. This is to be achieved by taking responsibility for the sales pipeline from enquiry to contract stage, planning, delivering the event operationally and follow up post event. The role requires excellent sales skills, strong communication, planning and organisational skills. You will ideally have experience in the luxury hospitality and events industry.
Whilst this role is standard office hours Monday to Friday, it does involve evening and weekend work, running events and holding appointments with clients; a flexible approach is crucial.
As this role is extremely varied, a full job description will be provided to applicants.
A full driving license and own transport is essential.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: On Application
Deadline for Applicants: 12 noon on Friday 4th April 2025
Applicants should send their CV and covering letter to: Louise Andrew, General Manager [email protected]